Job Vacancy at Rising Academy Network (RAN) – Project Lead FCC

Rising Academy Network (RAN) is recruiting for a Project Lead in Sierra Leone.

Through great curriculum, intensive teacher coaching and actionable data, we help teachers and school leaders bring quality to every classroom. We innovate through low-cost private schools we own and operate ourselves, then take these learnings and work with governments and other partners to improve the quality of their schools at scale. We’re one of the fastest-growing quality-focused education companies in Africa, and a Certified B Corp®. Founded in Sierra Leone in 2014, we provided emergency education to children kept out of school by the Ebola Epidemic before opening our first school in April 2015. Today, we serve 50,000 students across more than 160 schools in Sierra Leone, Liberia and now Ghana.

 

Employment type:

Contractual

Years of experience:

3-5 years

Required Languages:

English

Required general skills:

Evidence of good project management skills and communication skills

Organisation:

Rising Academy Network, EducAid and Freetown City Council

Rising Academy Network & EducAid will be supporting Freetown City Council to achieve data driven, technology-enabled school monitoring and mentorship. Our approach aims to build capacity supported by a clear framework of Minimum Standards to drive improved school performance.

Throughout the program, we will work with key stakeholders to ensure collaboration on the deliverables, ensuring comprehensive handover at the end of the project.

Trainings for School Principals in leadership and management will be done to support them drive school improvement. School leaders will be trained on how to meet and uphold key professional standards and expectations. They will be monitored effectively and held accountable to professional standards and expectations through low or high frequency visits.

At the end of this project, we expect to see Schools become safer, have more effective learning environments that motivate students to learn and ultimately improve their learning outcomes.

We are seeking to recruit:

Responsibility title:     Project Lead

Reporting to:          EducAid/Rising/FCC steering committee

Responsible for:    Supervising and supporting the cluster mentors in their support to the partner school heads

Works with:         The Education Team including cluster mentors, Rising & FCC Project Leads

Location:              Western Urban

Equipment needed:        Phone, laptop

Responsibility Type:      Full time for an initial 18 months (February 2021 – July 2022)

Hours:     40 hours per week, additional hours as required

Job Purpose                                      

To support and coordinate the cluster mentors

Reporting Channels

As a project lead, your line manager is the QEP Coordinator

Key Responsibility Areas

• Weekly meetings with all CMs
• Weekly meetings with other project leads
• Weekly update reports to EducAid/Rising/FCC steering committee
• Liaison with TSC and MBSSE as necessary
• Ensure appropriate data is collected

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Determination and hard work
• Knowledge & experience of Sierra Leone and education and community management issues

Personal Competencies:

• Willingness to improve knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google tools
• Strong administration skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels
• A realistic perception and presentation of self
• Diplomacy, discretion, tact and resilience
• Ability to remain calm and composed when under pressure when faced with multiple tasks and deadlines
• Self-starter, able to work with limited supervision
• Ability to be open, honest and kind in relationships with others
• Willingness to learn and develop yourself
• Ability to accurately self-assess and get help when necessary

Organisational Competencies:

• Commitment to upholding the charity’s Code of Conduct
• Commitment to the charity’s vision, mission and objectives
• Commitment to developing additional skills in the light of the charity’s need
• Committed to following good ethical and work practices especially in the areas of safeguarding children

Qualifications 

University Degree or equivalent.

A cover letter and cv must be sent to:

elsiemae.buckle@risingacademies.com.